Immunotherapy: How the Immune System Fights Cancer
Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. This animation explains three types of immunotherapy used to treat cancer: nonspecific immune stimulation, T-cell transfer therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Visit http://www.cancer.gov/immunotherapy for more.
Topics
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- immunotherapy
- checkpoint inhibitors
- nonspecific immune stimulation
- T-cell transfer therapy
- T cells